WhatsApp to Get Group Call Scheduling and More in Next Update
It’s always exciting to find out what’s around the corner for WhatsApp
because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could
potentially end up indicating the path that the company plans on taking
in the future. The TestFlight beta program is a great way to find out
what features might be coming to the app in the next update, and there
are two features in particular that we would like to address.
With
all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to
note that WhatsApp users might be able to schedule group calls at some
point, as per WBI.
Emphasizing groups was a big part of WhatsApp’s strategy these past few
years, similar to what Facebook has been doing with Facebook groups.
Beta
testers that saw this feature said that it can be accessed by tapping
on the phone icon that is on the upper right corner of the screen. If
you are tapping the icon in a group, you will see a drop down menu that
will give you two options. The first will let you call the group
immediately, whereas the second will bring up another menu that’ll allow
them to set a time and a date for a group call.
This will make
it a lot easier for groups to function in a professional capacity than
might have been the case otherwise. It could also expand group usage,
which is something that WhatsApp has desired for quite a long time.
As
for the second feature that many are predicting in an upcoming update
for WhatsApp, it focuses more on Status Updates. Users will now be able
to report Status Updates if they violate WhatsApp’s terms of usage,
similar to what they can already do with messages that they receive
through the app.
This could potentially improve the quality of
content on WhatsApp statuses. They are WhatsApp’s answer to Snapchat
Stories, but they have not been all that successful yet due to their odd
placement. This feature suggests that WhatsApp is not willing to give
up on them.